adjective
- having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone or something
Examples
- The malicious rumors spread quickly through the school.
- She gave him a malicious smile before revealing his secret.
- The hacker launched a malicious attack on the company’s servers.
- His malicious comments were meant to hurt her feelings.
- The malicious software infected thousands of computers.
- There was nothing malicious about her criticism; she was trying to help.